Yesterday news broke that the International Olympic committee has decided to get rid of wrestling as a sport for the Olympic summer games.
Falcons wide receiver Roddy White must be a fan of wrestling because he said their decision was “retarded.”
Out of all the sports the Olympics could’ve dropped they dropped wrestling they are retards
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) February 12, 2013
IOC come on seriously wrestling is a sport that almost every country does and you drop it I’m pissed #saveolympicwrestling
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) February 12, 2013
Gotta love Roddy, he certainly speaks his mind.
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